De Havilland 114-24 N16722
23 July 1978 · Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1978 at about 09:20 local time, a De Havilland 114-24 registered N16722, operated by Hawaii Air TOU, was involved in an accident during static near Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States. 19 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ke-Ahole
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland 114-24
- Registration
- N16722
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Hawaii Air TOU
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Ke-Ahole Hi → Kahului Hi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2727
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT OF N42S ALLOWED HIS ACFT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE LEFT PROP STRUCK TAIL OF N16722.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1978 | De Havilland 114-2X | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Fischer Bros | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1970 | De Havilland 114-2X | Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States | Prinair | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1967 | De Havilland 114 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1966 | De Havilland 114-2A | St Croix Vi, Virgin Islands, United States | Virgin Island | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1966 | De Havilland 114 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1966 | De Havilland 114 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Virgin Island* | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |